List of Brazilians of Black African descent
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| "Black": 13.252.000 6.9% of Brazil's population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (majority Roman Catholic) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Brazilian People, Black People, African American, Afro Chilean, Afro Argentine, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Ecuadorian, Afro-Latin American, Afro-Mexican, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Trinidadian, Black Canadian, African Australian, Afro-Jamaicans, Afro-Costa Rican, Afro-Uruguayan. |
Black Brazilian is a term used to categorise by race or color Brazilian citizens who are black. 6.9% of the population of Brazil consider themselves black (preto).
List of black Brazilians by occupation[]
Football[]
naturalised Japanese footballer
- André Luís Leite
- André Bahia
- Ary Borges
- Cacapa
- Dalbert Henrique
- Emerson
- Ewerthon
- Jajá
- Jairzinho
- Mauro Júnior
- Mazinho
- Mehmet Aurelio - naturalised Turkish footballer
- Paulo Assunção
- Pelé
- Júlio Baptista
- Juan
- Ronaldinho
- Alex Teixeira
- Sidnei (footballer, born 1989)
- Fred
- Robinho
- Douglas Costa
- Antony Matheus dos Santos
- Grafite
- Fernandinho
- Zé Roberto
- Vágner Love
- Luiz Adriano
- Gilberto Silva
- Paulinho
- Sammir – naturalised Croatian footballer
- Roberto Carlos
- Ramires
- Willian
- Vinícius Júnior
- David Neres
- Gabriel Jesus
- Marcelo
- Anderson
- Sidnei
- Lucas Ribeiro
- Marcos de Paula
- Robson Bambu
- Júlio César
- Malcom
- Naldo
- Obina
- Taison
- Neymar Jr
Capoeira[]
| Afro-Brazilian topics |
|---|
| Afro-Brazilian history |
|
| Religion |
|
| Culture and music |
|
- Amen Santo
- Mestre Bimba
- Manuel dos Reis Machado
- Cobra Mansa
- João Grande
- João Pereira dos Santos
- Pedro Moraes Trindade
- Vicente Ferreira Pastinha
- Pé de Chumbo
Other sports[]
- Adhemar Ferreira da Silva – athlete, won two olympic gold medals on the triple jump
- Daiane dos Santos – gymnast
- Anderson Silva – mixed martial arts fighter, former UFC middleweight champion
- Leandro Barbosa – basketball player
- Nenê – basketball player
- Maguila – boxer
- Janeth Arcain – basketball player
- Jadel Gregório – athlete
- Nelson Prudêncio – athlete
- Zuluzinho – wrestler
- Diogo Silva – Taekwondo gold medal in 2007 Panamerican Games
- Robson Caetano – athlete
- Rafaela Silva – judoka
- Joice Silva – freestyle wrestler
- Rosângela Santos – track and field sprint athlete
- Fabiana Claudino – volleyball player
- Fernanda Garay – volleyball player
- Cristiano Felício – basketball player
Actors[]
- Abdias do Nascimento
- Alexandre Rodrigues
- Camila Pitanga
- Darlan Cunha
- Douglas Silva
- Eliezer Gomes
- Grande Otelo
- Lázaro Ramos
- Leandro Firmino
- Milton Gonçalves
- Preta Gil
- Ruth de Souza
- Zeze Motta[1]
- Seu Jorge
- Taís Araújo
- Isabel Fillardis
- Yaya DaCosta
Fashion[]
- Emanuela de Paula
- Lais Ribeiro
- Monalysa Alcântara
Music[]
Chico César
- Alcione
- Alexandre Pires
- Martinho da Vila
- Tim Maia
- Milton Nascimento
- Jorge Aragão
- Alex Pereira Barbosa
- Jorge Ben-Jor
- Emilio Santiago
- Leci Brandão
- Carlinhos Brown
- Cartola
- Chico César
- Clara Nunes
- Mauro Diniz
- Djavan
- Gilberto Gil
- Almir Guineto
- Paula Lima
- Ludmilla
- Nei Lopes
- Tim Maia
- Racionais MC's
- Vanessa da Mata
- Luciana Mello
- Margareth Menezes
- Wilson Moreira
- Jair Oliveira
- Marcelo Maldonado Gomes Peixoto
- Pixinguinha
- Jared Gomes
- Jorge Mário da Silva
- Marco Antonio Silva
- Elza Soares
- Wagner Borges Ribeiro de Souza
Politics[]
- Alceu Collares - Rio Grande do Sul State Governor (1991–1994)
- Abdias do Nascimento - Federal Deputy and Nobel Prize for Peace nominee
- Benedita da Silva - first female senator in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State Governor (2002), Minister of Social Action
- Celso Pitta - São Paulo City Mayor (1997–2000)
- João Alves Filho - Sergipe State Governor (1983–1987; 1991–1994)
- Francisco José do Nascimento (1839–1914) - Abolitionist
- Paulo Paim - Federal Deputy and Senator
- Otavio Mangabeira - Governor of Bahia, and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1926–1930)
- Carlos Marighella - Politician, writer and guerrilla fighter
- Romário - Federal Senator from Rio de Janeiro
Supreme Court Justices[]
- Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes (since 2003)
Military[]
- Henrique Dias - military leader during the Dutch–Portuguese War, was knighted for his services during the two Battles of Guararapes.
Writers[]
- Machado de Assis
- Lima Barreto
- João da Cruz e Sousa
- Joel Rufino dos Santos[2]
- Luís Gama
- Tânia Martins
- José do Patrocínio
- Lourdes Teodoro
Science and Technology[]
- Sonia Guimarães - professor and first black Brazilian woman to receive a doctorate in physics
- André Rebouças - engineer
- Milton Santos - geographer, received the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize in 1994
Religion[]
- Dom José Maria "Dom Pelé" Pires - Emerit Archbishop of Paraíba
- Helvécio Martins - first Black to be called as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Valdemiro Santiago - evangelical pastor and founder and leader of the Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus
- Father António Vieira
Photo-gallery of famous Black Brazilians[]
Benedita da Silva
Paulo Paim
Joaquim Barbosa
Milton Santos
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo
Gilberto Gil
Seu Jorge
DJ Marky
Daiane dos Santos
Celso Pitta
Margareth Menezes
Anderson Silva
See also[]
- List of topics related to the Black Diaspora
- List of Afro-Latinos
- Race in Brazil
- Demographics of Brazil
- Pardo
- Slavery in Brazil
- Other groups
- African American
- Afro-Arab
- Afro-Belizean
- Afro-Cuban
- Afro-Ecuadorian
- Australians of African descent
- Afro-Germans
- Afro-Irish
- Afro-Latino
- Afro-Mexican
- Afro-Peruvian
- Afro-Puerto Rican
- Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
- Black British
- Afro-Caribbean American
- Black Canadians
- Afro-European
- Beta Israel
References[]
- ^ "Xica (1976)".
- ^ Luciano Trigo, "Entrevista: Joel Rufino dos Santos", Máquina de Escrever, 29 October 2008.
External links[]
- Portal Afro (in Portuguese)
- Afro Brazilian Museum (in Portuguese)
 Ancestry and ethnicity in Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related topics |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
African diaspora | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By geography |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Afro-American diaspora |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
Categories:
- Brazilian people of African descent
- People of African descent
- Lists of black people
- Brazil history-related lists
- Lists of Brazilian people by ethnic or national origin
- Lists of people by ethnicity